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Black fraternities host virtual chats to empower Black men during COVID-19

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Pandemic especially tough on people of color, poll says

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Petition asks Congress to protect Black-owned businesses during COVID-19

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Youth sports taking a long-term hit during coronavirus pandemic

Although some states are slowly reopening, youth sports nationwide remain cancelled for the foreseeable future during what would have been peak season.
/ May 6, 2020

Viral TikTok video shows landlord taking tenant’s packages until rent is paid

A New York City landlord is facing backlash after she posted a video on TikTok where she claimed she’d been withholding packages sent to her tenants
/ May 6, 2020

Coronavirus rips through notorious Rikers Island jail complex

theGrio investigates how the coronavirus pandemic has turned Rikers Island, one of the world’s most notorious penal complexes, into a petri dish.
/ May 6, 2020

Ray J’s estranged wife won’t let him see their kids until he quarantines alone

Ray J says that his estranged wife Princess Love will not allow him to see their children unless he quarantines alone for seven days
/ May 5, 2020

15 children in NYC affected with COVID-19 related illness

15 children have been identified that have shown signs of a possibly COVID-19 related illness, which has medical experts wondering.
/ May 5, 2020

In clamor to reopen, many black people feel overlooked

Many African Americans watching stay-at-home protests see them as an example of how their health, safety and rights don’t seem to matter.
/ May 5, 2020

Silence The Shame founder Shanti Das talks trauma, mental health

As a mental health advocate, public speaker, and philanthropist, Shanti Das has successfully braved life’s storms while advocating for mental health. 
/ May 5, 2020